I don't know, I guess i'm simply arguing that the only guys who deserve that big QB money are the elite. Teams are better off in the long run if they didn't give big contracts to that above average tier.

Pitt87 wrote: When QB's only passed the ball 20 times a game, you had to be very special to be good. Now that the average is more like 30 and teams routinely throw the ball 40 times you can be less good and have good results, stats, etc. John Elway Joe Flacco is not, but he's at least as good as Ben Roethlisberger and ten or so other NFL QB's.

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Not sure whats funny... there are 2-3 top quarterbacks, 20 quarterbacks that are good enough to win, and 7-8 that cost their teams game. If you disagree, have at it, Hoss.

What separates Ben and Flacco is the ability to succeed under pressure. Flacco is the better pure passer, but his mistakes and inability to be consistent are just as negative as Ben's. but I feel that Roethlisberger makes more splash plays than Flacco creates.